Health Administration, M.H.A.

Saint Louis University's Master of Health Administration program is ranked among the
top 10 graduate programs for health care management by U.S. News & World Report. An M.H.A. from SLU prepares you to lead, manage and administer health services at
hospitals, as well as private and public health care systems. An executive track option
is also available for working professionals.

"Starting with my first day on campus, I knew that SLU was the right place for me.
I see how invested the professors are in students' academic success as well as our
personal and professional goals. The guidance, feedback, and continued encouragement
throughout these last three semesters has confirmed that SLU has unparalleled faculty."
— Brianna Clare, M.H.A. student

About the Program

In addition to our full-time M.H.A. program, SLU offers an M.H.A. option for working
professionals — the Executive Master of Health Administration. This hybrid format
of the executive M.H.A. blends distance learning with monthly face-to-face classes.

Dual Degrees

SLU’s M.H.A. program offers you a practice-integrated education. Our students are
transformed into knowledgeable, ethical professionals prepared for a range of management
careers across the health sector.

The 2017 class had a 100 percent graduation rate and 95 percent were pursuing full-time
careers in their fields (60 percent), fellowships (31 percent) or seeking further
graduate education (4 percent) within 90 days of graduation.

SLU's competency model is nationally known for its rigor in ensuring our students
gain the knowledge and skills required by health care organizations today and in the
future. The SLU model is comprised of 60 competencies grouped into six domains: communication,
critical thinking, leadership, management, political and community development, and
science and analysis.

SLU’s College for Public Health and Social Justice offers several ways to help finance
your graduate education. Opportunities include a limited number of merit-based scholarships,
graduate research assistantships and part-time jobs (full-time M.H.A. students only).
Awards are made to applicants with the highest combinations of GPAs and test scores
who complete their applications by Feb. 15.

Applicant Criteria

M.H.A.

Applicants should have a bachelor's degree with no less than a 3.0 grade point average.
Test scores are preferably in the 50th percentiles or higher, but there are no minimum
cutoffs. Applicants are required to complete an introductory, undergraduate-level
microeconomics course before starting the program.

E.M.H.A.

Limited to established professionals with at least 18 months of professional experience
in a health care or health-related organization.